Indian law firm Kochhar & Co. has opened an independent office in Dubai, six months after procuring a licence from the Dubai Legal Affairs Department of the Ruler's office to practise local law in the UAE.
The new full-service office is located in the Citadel Towers of Dubai’s Business Bay, and has a 12-member team consisting of a managing partner, senior partners and partners.
Kochhar and Co. is the first law firm from the Indian sub-continent to acquire this sort of a full licence.
The Indian legal market continued to see strong lateral partner movement this past month, with Kochhar & Co, Dentons Link Legal, Emerald Law Offices and Fox & Mandal among firms adding partners.
Lateral partner recruitment in the Indian legal market continued in the past month, with firms including Kochhar & Co, Samvad Partners and Chandhiok & Mahajan bolstering their ranks.
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan recruits two partners, and Anand & Naik, Chandhiok & Mahajan, Kochhar & Co, KRIA Law, Rahul Chaudhry & Partners, and TT&A also grow their partner numbers.
